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Journalism faculty member available to discuss media coverage of Little Bighorn for Native American Heritage Month
Paintings, Wild West shows, movies and other art and popular culture created the legend of Gen. George Armstrong Custer’s heroic “last stand” at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But newspaper coverage of the battle in 1876 actually was more balanced between making Custer a hero and being sympathetic to the Native Americans, says University of North Texas professor of journalism James Mueller.
Mueller is available to discuss Native Americans and the Battle of Little Bighorn for...
UNT announces inaugural national security speaker series
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Leveraging its scholarly expertise and programmatic excellence in military history, political science, economics, peace policy studies and cyber security, the University of North Texas announced today that it has established the UNT Kuehne Speaker Series on National Security.
Retired Admiral James Stavridis, chairman of the U.S. Naval Institute Board of Directors and the first Navy officer to have served as both commander of the U.S. European Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, is the inaugural speaker. S...
Executive chef of Gaylord Texan's Zeppole to cook with UNT students
What: Sascia Marchesi, executive chef and general manager of Zeppole Coastal
Italian Restaurant at Grapevine’s Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention
Center, will work with University of North Texas students to create a special
menu for Guest Chef Day at UNT’s Th...
UNT's A Cappella Choir celebrates 75 years with concert
What: The College of Music’s A Cappella Choir presents Blessed are they… a celebration of its 75th anniversary season. The concert features Herbert Howells’ Take Him, Earth, For Cherishing, written for President John F. Kennedy’s memorial service, and Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, in honor of what would have been Britten’s 100th birthday.
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 19 (Tuesday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, in Denton. The concert will also be stre...
UNT Student Money Management Center receives national award
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas Student Money Management Center has earned the AFCPE® (Association of Financial Planning and Counseling Planning Education)® Outstanding Financial Counseling and Planning Center Award for 2013.
The national award is given to a center that has demonstrated its effectiveness in the community, responded to needs of its target audience and delivered materials appropriate for its audience.
UNT’s Student Money Management Center,...
UNT College of Visual Arts and Design faculty member named president of the Texas Medieval Association
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Dr. Mickey Abel, associate professor in the Department of Art Education and Art History at the University of North Texas, was named the president of the Texas Medieval Association for 2014. She received her title after 19 years of involvement.
TEMA holds an interdisciplinary regional conference annually that is hosted at different universities around the state...
UNT to observe International Games Day Nov. 16
What: American Library Association’s International Games Day celebration at the University of North Texas. The event will include a screening of the documentary...
Play therapy conference to address victims of child abuse
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Play therapy can play a vital role in the successful treatment of victims of child sexual abuse.
To provide counselors and play therapists with the tools they need, the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas will host a fall conference aimed at helping children heal.
“Our goal is to make the world a safer place for children and to better train the professionals who help them,” said...
UNT recognized for sustainability by The Princeton Review four years in a row
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas will be included in the 2014 edition of The Princeton Review’s “Guide to Green Colleges.” This marks the fourth year in a row UNT has been included in the guide.
The guide recognizes institutions of higher education in the U.S. and Canada that demonstrate notable commitments to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation. The guide is released in collaboration with the...
UNT's high performance computing service receives an upgrade
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas’ high performance computing (HPC) system, known as Talon, has been replaced with Talon 2.0, an advanced system that will accommodate a continually growing base of computational research.
UNT first invested in the Talon HPC system in 2009. Since the 2009 installation, the number of researchers using the system for various projects has grown by hundreds. Users conduct research in biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, materials science, computer science, electrical...